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Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni

Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says A 19-year veteran police officer with the Long Branch Police Department has been suspended without pay after being arrested for operating a  methamphetamine lab at his home, authorities said.  Christopher Walls, 50, of West End Avenue was charged on Sunday with various offenses related to manufacturing and maintaining a meth laboratory at his home, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Walls also was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Gramiccioni said. “Thanks to the swift action of our office, the Long Branch Police Departmen…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Dad Indicted For Smothering His 6-Week-Old Baby, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Dad Indicted For Smothering His 6-Week-Old Baby, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Dad Indicted For Smothering His 6-Week-Old Baby, Prosecutor Says A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old man in the smothering death of his baby girl, authorities said. Austin Meli, a 23-year-old resident of Wall Township, was indicted on Friday for murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his 6-week-old daughter, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Meli already is in state prison on separate charges that he physically abused the girl's older brother. Meli was sentenced to 10 years in state prison in March 2020 for violently abusing his 15-month-old son, according to earlier n…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
US Marshals Arrest Suspect in 11-Year-Old Central Jersey Murder Case US Marshals Arrest Suspect in 11-Year-Old Central Jersey Murder Case
US Marshals Arrest Suspect in 11-Year-Old Central Jersey Murder Case A 31-year-old man from Monmouth County has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in a murder case that has remained unsolved for 11 years, authorities said. Christopher Willis of Long Branch has been charged with first-degree murder related to the death of Norberto Nieves, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. On Nov. 29, 2009, Nieves, 36, also of Long Branch, was shot and killed near 136 7th Avenue, authorities said. The initial investigation did not yield any arrests, Gramiccioni said on Thursday. Additional evidence from the original crim…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN IT? Hit-Run Vehicle That Struck Pedestrian, 77, In Matawan SEEN IT? Hit-Run Vehicle That Struck Pedestrian, 77, In Matawan
Seen IT? Hit-Run Vehicle That Struck Pedestrian, 77, In Matawan Investigators from Monmouth County seek the public's assistance locating a dark-colored 2013 Kia Sorento with passenger side mirror damage in connection with a hit-and-run crash. The 77-year-old pedestrian struck by the vehicle was listed in serious condition, authorities said late Friday.  Matawan police responded to a report of a body along the roadway at 6:57 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Police arrived to find a woman lying on the shoulder of the northbound lane of Freneau Avenue in front of the Mediterranean Chateau…

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by Jon Craig
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen In Motel Apprehended In Rockland County Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen In Motel Apprehended In Rockland County
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen In Motel Apprehended In Rockland County A 33-year-old man accused of luring and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old child in a motel last November was apprehended in Rockland County, authorities said. Michael Torenheim, of Brooklyn, was captured in Spring Valley by members of the US Marshals Office, New Jersey State Police and Wall Township Police Department, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. No further details of the alleged incident were released. Torenheim was charged with second-degree sexual assault, second-degree luring, and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.  He was bei…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Endangered Child, Possessed Sex Abuse Materials Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Endangered Child, Possessed Sex Abuse Materials
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Endangered Child, Possessed Sex Abuse Materials A 56-year-old man from Central Jersey was arrested for endangering the welfare of a child for the distribution and possession of child sexual abuse materials, authorities said. Charles Hoagland of Hazlet was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child for the possession of child sexual abuse materials, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. An investigation found that Hoagland used a messaging application to send an item depicting the sexual abuse of a child to another person, Gramiccioni said. Hoagland also …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Monmouth Store Clerk Traded Tobacco, Vaping Products For Nude Teen Photos Prosecutor: Monmouth Store Clerk Traded Tobacco, Vaping Products For Nude Teen Photos
Prosecutor: Monmouth Store Clerk Traded Tobacco, Vaping Products For Nude Teen Photos A convenience store clerk in Central Jersey is accused of swapping vaping and other tobacco products for nude photographs of teenagers, authorities said.  Muhammad Ikram, 41, an employee of Sam’s 2 on Palmer Avenue in Hazlet, has been charged with selling tobacco products to minors and endangering the welfare of a child, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Ikram was arrested on Oct. 28 after Hazlet Township police received several reports from minors that Ikram was taking pictures of them while inside the business in exchange for&nb…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man, 22, Gets 35 Years In Prison For Fatally Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend, 16 Jersey Shore Man, 22, Gets 35 Years In Prison For Fatally Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend, 16
Jersey Shore Man, 22, Gets 35 Years In Prison For Fatally Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend, 16 A 22-year-old man from Long Branch has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death, authorities said. Distraught over their recent breakup, Bryan Cordero-Castro allegedly called and texted the 16-year-old's phone more than 200 times in the hours leading up to her fatal stabbing, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. After killing Madison Wells on Sept. 8, 2018, Cordero-Castro unsuccessfully tried to escape from police, Gramiccioni said. Cordero-Castro, of 4th Avenue in Long Branch, was sentenced on Friday b…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Office Manager Charged With Stealing More Than $100K From Jersey Shore Law Firm Office Manager Charged With Stealing More Than $100K From Jersey Shore Law Firm
Office Manager Charged With Stealing More Than $100K From Jersey Shore Law Firm An Ocean County was arrested Friday for stealing more than $100,000 over the course of eight years from the law firm she was working for, authorities said Monday. Patricia Vaughn, 62, of Toms River, made numerous unauthorized transfers from the Wall Township office's various accounts to its operating account while working there from  2011 through 2019, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Vaughn hid the transfers by creating fake bank statements, and used the additional money from the account to give herself unauthorized salary increases and paychecks, total…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
Business
Monmouth Accountant Arrested For Swindling $385K Monmouth Accountant Arrested For Swindling $385K
Monmouth Accountant Arrested For Swindling $385K A Middlesex County man with an Englishtown-based accounting firm has been arrested for stealing tax payments from a wholesale distributor, authorities said. William A. Berry of South Plainfield was charged with theft by failure to make required disposition, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The victims, former New Jersey residents, own a multi-million-dollar wholesale distribution company that specializes in holiday décor. The wholesaler is currently based in Charleston, South Carolina, Gramiccioni said.  Berry was arrested on Tuesday with…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty 13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty
13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty A 25-year-old man from Asbury Park has been charged with numerous counts of animal cruelty for neglecting 13 dogs including a puppy that died, authorities said. Derek Bussey was charged with one count of third-degree animal cruelty and 12 counts of fourth-degree animal cruelty after the death of one puppy and the neglect of three adult dogs and nine other puppies, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. The neglected animals were found on a property in Asbury Park on July 26, based on tips from police. The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Neptune Township Man, 26, Arrested In Monmouth Park Sports Betting Robbery Neptune Township Man, 26, Arrested In Monmouth Park Sports Betting Robbery
Neptune Township Man, 26, Arrested In Monmouth Park Sports Betting Robbery One of three men suspected of robbing a sports gambler returning to home in Keyport with a "large sum" of cash winnings has been arrested, authorities said. Telquan Adams, 26, of Neptune Township has been charged with robbery, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. If convicted, Adams faces up to 10 years in state prison, the prosecutor said. The 44-year-old victim was en route home from William Hill Sports Book Bar at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport when he was attacked by Adams and two other suspects, Gramiccioni said.  Authorities did not s…

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by Jon Craig